Shovel.



H. J. TIEDT.

1 SHOVEL. APPLIUATION IILED 19313.8, 1910.

967,270. 7 Patented Aug. 16,1910.

UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.

HENRY J. TIEIDT, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO cnnsonNrMANUFACTURING COMPANY, oF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

SHOVEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 16, 1910.

Application filed February 8, 1910. Serial No. 542,720.

I '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. Tinn'r, a citizen of the United States,residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Shovels, of which the followingis a specification.

The object of this invention is to provide a shovel having a sheet metalblade with a tip which is securely attached thereto with out the use ofrivets and whereby an article of greater strength and durability and atrelatively less cost is produced.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of a snowshovel embodying my improvements. Figs. 2 and 3 are verticallongitudinal sections in the correspondingly numbered lines in Fig. 1.Fig. d is a fragmentary bottom plan view of the tip and the adjacentpart of the blade of the shovel. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspectiveview of the blade. Fig. 6 is a detached perspective view of the tip.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding .parts throughoutthe several views.

A represents the sheet metal blade of the shovel which may be of theusual curved form and provided at its upper edge with a transverseshoulder or flange a and a plurality of longitudinal stiffening ribs 64.

13 represents the handle which may be of any usual or approvedconstruction but is preferably provided at its lower end with spreadarms 6 which are secured to the rear side of the blade by nails c, asshown in Figs. 1 and 3. Between the handle and the upper flange a of theblade a brace block (Z is secured as usual. At its lower or front edgethe blade is provided with a downwardly and rearwardly bent couplingflange E forming a channel which opens rearwardly.

F represents the sheet metal tip of the shovel which is arranged at thefront edge of the blade and which is constructed of stronger and hardermetal so as to more effectually resist wear. This tip comprises anelevated front plate f which is arranged in front of the blade andpreferably flush with the upper side thereof, a depressed rear plate 7"arranged below the blade flange, an upright web 9 connecting theopposing edges of the front and rear plates and forming a rearwardlyfacing shoulder which bears against the bight connecting the front edgesof the blade and its front flange, and a flange 71- bent from the rearedge of the rear plate upwardly and forwardly and forming a channelwhich opens forwardly and arranged in the channel between the undersideof the blade and the front flange thereof. After the blade and tip arethus assembled the same are pressed together fiatwise, thereby causingthe same to be connected by a seamed joint. Then the blade and tip areunited in this manner the same are held against lengthwise movementrelatively to each other, the tip being held against forward movement byreason of its flange being interlocked with that of the blade, and thetip being held against backward movement by reason of its web engagingwiththe bight at the front edges of the blade and its front flange. j

The tip is prevented from being turned downwardly relatively to theblade and held with its front plate in alinement with the same by meansof two lips I which are bent upwardly and inwardly from opposite ends ofthe tip and over the side edges of the blade, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.By this means the tip is securely attached to the blade without the useof any rivets, nails or screws, whereby the amount of labor in makingthe shovel and the cost of producing the same is materially reduced.Furthermore, the tip is not liable to become loose and the shovelpresents a neater and more finished appearance.

For the purpose of increasing the strength of the shovel the handle andtip are connected by means of lips I projecting rearwardly from the rearedge of the rear plate and secured to the underside of the handle armsby rivets j, as shown, or otherwise.

The plates, Web, flange and lips of the shovel tip are preferablystamped from a single sheet of metal.

I claim as my invention:

1. A shovel comprising a blade provided at its front edge with adownwardly and rearwardly bent flange, and a tip provided with anelevated front plate arranged in front of the blade, a depressed rearplate arranged below said blade flange, an upright web connecting theopposing edges of the front and rear plates and bearing against thebight at the front edges of the blade and its flange, and a flange bentupwardly and forwardly from the rear edge of the rear plate and arrangedbetween said blade and its flange.

2. A shovel comprising a blade provided at its front edge With adownwardly and rearwardly bent flange, and a tip provided with anelevated front plate arranged in front of the blade, a depressed rearplate arranged below said blade flange an upright Web connecting theopposing edges of the front and rear plates and bearing against thebight at the front edges of the blade and its flange, a flange bentupwardly and for- Wardly from the rear edge of the rear plate andarranged between said blade and its flange, and lips bent from the endsof the tip upwardly and inwardly over the side edges of the blade.

l/Vitness my hand this 7th day of February, 1910.

HENRY J. TIEDT.

Witnesses E. M. GRAHAM, ANNA HEIGIS.

